Starring: James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb
Overview
In 1932, a cop is killed and Frank Wiecek sentenced to life. Eleven years later, a newspaper ad by Frank's mother leads Chicago reporter P.J. McNeal to look into the case. For some time, McNeal continues to believe Frank guilty. But when he starts to change his mind, he meets increased resistance from authorities unwilling to be proved wrong.
Director
Henry Hathaway
Production
20th Century Fox
Cast
James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb, Helen Walker, Betty Garde, Kasia Orzazewski, Joanne De Bergh, Howard Smith, Moroni Olsen, John McIntire, Paul Harvey, Robert Adler, Truman Bradley, Michael Chapin, Jimmy Dime, Rex Downing, Ben Erway, Helen Foster, Jonathan Hale, Percy Helton